On 2004-06-18T23:17:14-0700, Joe Schmoe wrote: > > A line that starts with: spec_getpages > > A line that starts with: vm_fault: pager > > One of the lines ends with: 0xc4866000 (can't tell > which) > > One of the lines contains: md0: I/O read failure > > One of the lines contains the word: sysinstall > > And that's that. This happens _no matter what > machine_ I try to install 5.2.1-RELEASE on - and as > you can see, I tried it on several very different > machines. I tried disabling things like USB, etc., to > no avail.
Whenever I have ever had trouble like this when installing from
floppies, it has always, without fail, been the fault of the floppy disk
itself.
Try writing the .flp out to a fresh floppy and see if you get any
further along.
> So the question is, has any person, anywhere, at any
> time, successfully installed 5.2.1-RELEASE on any
> hardware whatsoever ? Or is it just a practical joke
> release ?
That's a tad caustic, don't you think?
--
Mike
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